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Cardinal Tobin says Hyde Amendment needs to stay, taxpayer-funded abortion is...
NEWARK, N.J. -- Taxpayer-funded abortion "represents a failure to recognize the sanctity of human life and promotes a culture in which human life in...
Maronite leaders continue to help residents a year after Beirut blast
BEIRUT — In a flash, people’s lives were forever changed shortly after 6 p.m. Aug. 4. And from the moment after the blast, the...
Mexico’s Supreme Court strikes down marijuana prohibition, but country’s bishops see...
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s bishops have expressed dismay with a Supreme Court decision to declare “unconstitutional” laws prohibiting the use of recreational marijuana.
In a...
Following colon surgery, Pope Francis continues ‘satisfactory’ recovery
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis continued to have a “satisfactory” recovery from colon surgery, and by July 7 doctors had removed his intravenous drip,...
Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Cardinal Sean O’Malley offer prayers, comfort at Florida...
SURFSIDE, Fla. — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami Archbishop...
Analog human compassion shows power and beauty
I recently spent a few days visiting the hospital to take care of a loved one who had some complications from a cancer procedure....
Viewpoint: Independence Day is a moment to reflect on freedom as...
Here is an editorial titled: "Independence Day is a moment to reflect on individual, collective freedoms," published online June 24 by the St. Louis...
Father Joseph Brown: Reflection on his book, ‘The Sun Whispers, Wait:...
This small book, a collection of mostly new along with some earlier poems, is a gem of wisdom and craftsmanship.
Luke (Jesuit Father Joseph Brown)...
Father Joseph Brown: Priest-poet cites hospitality as key to address social...
Jesuit Father Joseph Brown wields a lot of influence in a creative medium he regards as a form of play.
Father Brown, professor of Africana...
Arlington Diocese hosts ‘Arise’ for Catholics kept from church by pandemic
CHANTILLY, Va. — Everyone thought that Jairus’ daughter was dead.
Jesus, however, assured them she was only asleep and asked Jairus to have faith. He...










